Evo Terra

Evo Terra
Evo Terra (2016)
Born (1968-06-10) June 10, 1968
Lawton, Oklahoma, US
Residence Bangkok, Thailand
Other names Pod Yoda, Travis Unwin
Occupation New Media Evangelist
Spouse(s) Sheila Dee
Website http://evoterra.com

Evo Terra (born June 10, 1968) is the pseudonym for Travis Unwin, an American podcaster, author, radio broadcaster, and businessman currently based in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2] Terra is known as the author of Podcasting For Dummies, originator of The Beer Diet, a travel blogger, and an early pioneer in podcasting.[3][4][5]

Career

Podcasting

Evo Terra began his audio content career as a member of the team that produced and presented an internet-based radio show in 2002.[6][7][8] The format focused on interviews of notable authors, including interviews with Arthur C. Clarke, Boris Vallejo, and Piers Anthony.[6] The show moved to terrestrial radio and then to satellite syndication in 2003.[7] As one of the earliest popularizers of podcasting, Terra's first podcast episode appeared on the Podcast Alley directory on October 14, 2004, and was only the fortieth podcast produced as of that date.[6][9][10] Slice of Scifi received the Top Rated Podcast Award in 2005[3] and the 2008 Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast.[11] In 2006 Terra was one of the co-founders of Podiobooks.com,[6][12] a website that uses podcasting technology to help authors distribute serialized versions of audiobooks from various genres.[1][9][13][14] In 2011, Terra founded ePublish Unum, a company that provided educational services for independent authors until September 2014.[15] Terra has also been a panelist in the podcasting track at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia.[16] and delivered the keynote address at the Podcast Movement conference in Dallas, Texas in 2014.[17]

Evo Terra book signing for Mark Jeffrey

Publishing

In 2005, the first edition of Podcasting For Dummies, co-authored with Tee Morris, was published by John Wiley & Sons.[5] Terra collaborated on the second edition of Podcasting For Dummies with Tee Morris, Chuck Tomasi, and Kreg Steppe in 2008.[18] These were two of the earliest easily accessible books on the new medium known as podcasting, and helped popularize the new medium among content creators.[6][7][9][19] The 2007 publication of Expert Podcasting Practices For Dummies expanded on the techniques described in the first book.[20] The Beer Diet (A Brew Story), published in 2013, chronicled Terra's experience consuming only beer and sausages for one month.[4][21][22][23] Terra also self-published two other books, Google Plus For Authors (2013),[24] and Writing Awesome Book Blurbs (2013).[6]

Evo Terra at NBE-Matka

Travel Blogging

In January 2015, Terra and his wife, Sheila Dee, sold everything in order to travel the world.[10][25] The couple began a blog and a podcast called The Opportunistic Travelers, as well as a second travel podcast called This One Time.[25][26] The blog is known for its exploration of novel methods of financing travel, including long-term housesitting in their desired travel destinations.[2][27] Terra delivered the opening keynote address at both the TBEX Asia Pacific travel writers' convention in the Philippines in October 2016[28][29] and the MATKA Nordic Travel Fair in January 2017.[30]

Other Endeavors

Evo Terra has spoken on the subjects of entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and technological innovation at events such as the 2011 South by Southwest conference[31] and Ignite Phoenix.[32][33][34] In 2015, Terra was a keynote speaker on the subject of digital strategy at the UnGagged conference in London, England.[35][36] Terra also regularly appears at fandom conventions in various capacities, such as panel discussions on the podcasting track at Dragon Con[16] and even a musical performance with George Hrab's Triologic at Balticon in 2011.[37][38]

Bibliography

  • Evo Terra and Tee Morris, (2005), Podcasting For Dummies, For Dummies ISBN 978-0471748984
  • Evo Terra and Tee Morris, (2007), Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies, For Dummies ISBN 978-0470149263
  • Evo Terra, Chuck Tomasi, and Tee Morris, (2008), Podcasting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, For Dummies ISBN 978-0470275573
  • Evo Terra, (2004) The Fantasy Writer's Companion (Chapter credit: Herbalism in Fantasy), Dragon Moon Press ISBN 1-896944-15-9

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Newman, Andrew (1 March 2007). "Authors Find Their Voice, and Audience, in Podcasts". New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Guillebeau, Chris (2016). "How 2 People Traveled for a Year on $20,000". ChrisGuillebeau.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "2005 People's Choice Podcast Award Winners". Podcast Connect. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 Terra, Evo (2013). "The Beer Diet (A Brew Story)". BrewDiet. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 Powers, Jeffrey (13 February 2013). "Podcasting for Dummies Brings the Basics of Podcasts to You". How to Record Podcasts. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Knox, Tim (2015). "Evo Terra: Pioneering Podcasting, Publishing, and The Beer Diet". InterviewingAuthors.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 Safko, Lon (2009). "An Interview with Evo Terra, CoAuthor "Podcasting For Dummies"". LonSafko.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  8. ↑ TORI (6 August 2015). "Much Ado About Podcasts". RedEyePost.tv. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 Pauli, Michelle (1 September 2005). "Sound Vision: Is podcasting the future for audiobooks?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  10. 1 2 Duran, Harry. "PJ079 Evo Terra Traveling the World While Podcasting". PodcastJunkies.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "2008 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". ParsecAwards.com. 2008. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ Farrell, John (29 August 2014). "Ellen Kushner: Taking Audiobooks to Another Level". Forbes.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Truant, Johnny B. (26 July 2012). "SPP 014 – Using Audiobooks and Free Distribution to Build Your Readership, with Podiobooks.com's Evo Terra". SelfPublishingPodcast.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  14. ↑ Florin, Hector (31 January 2009). "Podcasting Your Novel: Publishing's Next Wave?". Time.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Education for Authors's posts". ePublish Unum. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Wingin' It #75: Live from Dragon*Con 2006". WinginItArchives.com. 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Podcast Movement 14 Speakers Evo Terra". PodcastMovement.com. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  18. ↑ "Podcasting For Dummies, 2nd Edition". for dummies store. Wiley Publishing. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Tech-help treasures for your bookshelf". SeattleTimes.com. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  20. ↑ "Expert Podcasting Practices For Dummies". Wiley.com. John Wiley & Sons. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  21. ↑ Smith, Shepard (11 March 2015). "Evo Terra's Beer Diet on Fox News with Shepard Smith". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  22. ↑ Megroz, Gordy (25 January 2013). "Bizarre Diets that Actually Worked". Men's Health. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  23. ↑ Mandarang, Charisma (22 October 2013). "Man Drops 14 Pounds by Only Drinking Beer and Eating Sausages". Foodbeast.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  24. ↑ Penn, Joanna (6 August 2013). "Google Plus For Authors With Evo Terra From ePublish Unum". TheCreativePenn.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  25. 1 2 Sherry, Travis (21 April 2016). "PJ079 Evo Terra: Traveling the World While Podcasting". ExtraPackOfPeanuts.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  26. ↑ Terra, Evo; Dee, Sheila (2017). "The Opportunistic Travelers". TheOpportunisticTravelers.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  27. ↑ "Travel Blogger Interview With Evo And Sheila Of The Opportunistic Travelers @evoterra @Sheila_Dee". TravelBloggerInterviews.com. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  28. ↑ "TBEX Asia Pacific 2016 Opening Keynote Evo Terra". 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  29. ↑ "Evo Terra to Keynote at TBEX Asia Pacific 2016 in Philippines". TBEXcon.com. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  30. ↑ "Nordic Bloggers' Experience 2017 in 14 – 22 January 2017". NBE.Messukeskus.com. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  31. ↑ Walhus, Paul (12 March 2011). "Springnet 379 - SXSW 2011 - Evo Terra". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  32. ↑ "Ignite Phoenix #1 - Big Time". YouTube. Ignite Phoenix. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  33. ↑ "Ignite Phoenix #3 - Big Distance". YouTube.com. 27 Feb 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  34. ↑ "Ignite Phoenix #4 - Big Numbers". YouTube. Ignite Phoenix. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  35. ↑ Terra, Evo (20 May 2015). "Disrupting Complacency Keynote UnGagged London 2015". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  36. ↑ "UnGagged London 2015". UnGagged.com. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  37. ↑ Press, Bruce (2 June 2011). "Death From The Skies - Evo Terra and Triologic at Balticon 45". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  38. ↑ Hrab, George (29 June 2011). "The Geologic Podcast: Episode #220". GeologicPodcast.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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